MOSES KOTANE LOCAL MUNICIPALITY

POSTAL: Private Bag X1011, , 0314 | PHYSICAL: Stand No.935, Railway Road, Unit 3, Mogwase, 0314 TEL: 014 555 1300 | FAX: 014 555 6368 EMAIL: [email protected] | WEB: www.moseskotane.gov.za

Cllr Ralesole Diale Cllr Fetsang Mokati-Thebe Cllr Maria Matshaba Ms Nono Dince SPEAKER MAYOR CHIEF WHIP MUNICIPAL MANAGER

VISION A caring and responsive municipality that is the best to live in, • Finance work for and do business with. • Community Services • Infrastructure and Technical Services MISSION • Special Projects. • Provide responsive, transparent and accountable leadership • Create an environment for business growth and job creation On the administrative side, the Municipal Manager heads a • Provide sustainable services. six-member management committee comprising Heads of the following Departments: VALUES • Office of the Municipal Manager • Integrity • Budget and Treasury Office • Honesty • Corporate Services • Transparency • Community Services • Accountability • Infrastructure and Technical Services • Planning and Development. OVERVIEW The Moses Kotane Local Municipality is a Category B4 municipality TOURISM located within the Bojanala District Municipality in the North West The Pilanesberg Nature Reserve and the / Lost City

NORTH WEST province. It was established after the redemarcation of municipal Complex are the main tourist centres in Moses Kotane. boundaries and subsequent municipal elections in 2000. There are also a number of smaller, isolated nature reserves, like The Municipality covers an area of approximately 5 719km2 and the Madikwe, Impala, Kwa Maritane, Manyane and Bakgatla Game is mostly rural in nature, comprising 107 villages and the two formal Reserves. These nature reserves are actively utilised through game towns of Mogwase and Madikwe. Its population is estimated at lodges, walking trails, holiday resorts, game hunting, amongst 242 554. The Municipality has a predominantly African population, others. Other tourist facilities are the Molatedi Dam; Madikwe Dam; with fewer Indian, coloured and white groups, mostly residing in Roodeval Farm, where there are rock paintings; and the Kolotwane the Sun City residence and Mogwase Unit 2. The total number of River Valley near Silwerkraans. households is estimated at 75 193. Furthermore, the proposed Pilanesberg/Madikwe Corridor The economy of Moses Kotane is mainly characterised by (Heritage Park) represents a major new tourism initiative within tourism, mining and agriculture, owing to its location within the Moses Kotane. This initiative has the potential to act as a catalyst major tourism and mining belt of the North West province, namely for greater economic investment in the Municipality. As part of Pilanesberg and Sun City. Industry and social services also form a an attempt by this project to create awareness, the Heritage critical part of the local economy. Park Walk event is organised annually. The walk usually starts at The Municipality is a water services authority and has dams in Pilanesberg National Park and ends at Madikwe Game Reserve. Molatedi, Madikwe and Pella. This event takes place during the first week of June, as per The Municipality is an EXCO-type with 31 Wards. It is led by practice, and includes World Environment Day. The event also Council, made up of 75 Councillors comprising Dikgosi, Ward and seeks to attract participants from all over the country to take PR Councillors. The joint senior political leadership, commonly part in the event as a way of creating awareness beyond the referred to as TROIKA, consists of the Speaker, Mayor and the affected communities. Single Whip. The Mayor is the head of a 10-member Executive The Moses Kotane area is strategically located in terms of Committee (EXCO), who head various Portfolio Committees. The important provincial tourist routes and is ideally positioned to Municipality performs functions and powers assigned to it in terms benefit from provincial tourist activities and initiatives. of sections 156 and 229 of the Constitution. The area is directly influenced by the two primary provincial tourism nodes in the North West province mentioned above. The Portfolio Committees are as follows: The Sun City complex is situated adjacent to Pilanesberg National • Integrated Development Planning, Performance Management Park and consists of several hotels, an artificial beach with a water System, Intergovernmental Relations and Town Planning adventure park, several conference centres, adult entertainment • Local Economic Development and Rural Development centres, and a golf course. Sun City has evolved from a resort • Human Settlement targeting the domestic gaming market to an integrated resort • Communication and Corporate Support Services servicing a large number of high-yield markets.

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LGH2015_PROFILE_Moses Kotane.indd 250 2014/12/04 10:36 AM LGH2015_PROFILE_Moses Kotane.indd 251 established incloseproximity to theseareas. opportunities intheminingdevelopments, whichare being started to experience landinvasion. This isbecauseof employment part oftheMunicipality. Otherareas, suchasLedig, have also high demandfor housingdevelopment, particularlyintheeastern settlements. These informal areas were established dueto the Mogwase Unit8,Lerome SouthandQwetsheza informal Three informal settlementshave alsobeenidentified,namely availability oflandsurrounding theexisting township. which alsohashugepotential to develop andexpand basedonthe Onthewestern sideoftheMunicipalityisMadikwe Township, development oftheCBD. bulk services, are required to allow for thefullutilisation and strategic location. New investors, aswell astheprovision of District (CBD) that isnotbeingfullyutilisedconsidering its land usage, focusing ontheMogwase area asaCentral Business Developmental plansoftheMunicipalitytake into account sustainable development at thelocallevel. framework for community, economic andenvironmentally in themost effective andefficientway inorder to provide a The Municipality’s IDPisconcerned withallocating publicresources DEVELOPMENT PLAN Makweleng Hall. • Cultural Ga-Mananmela Village • Kortkloof Hall • Mononono Hall • Legkraal Hall • Segakwaneng Hall • Matlametlong Hall • Tlokweng Library • Mantserre Library • Mogwase Library • municipality include: and recreation facilities. Someofthepublicfacilities inthis environment withclean,well-kept natural openspaces, parks for thecommunity to ensure anattractive, safe andhealthy The MosesKotane Local Municipalityprovides publicfacilities PUBLIC FACILITIES Mabeeskraal Library, isstill underconstruction. library. The Tlokweng Library, whichhasbeenaddedonto the the DepartmentofArtsandCulture for thefinalisation ofthe to thecommunity; theminecurrently awaits thego-aheadfrom Platinum Mineasacontribution towards theirsocialresponsibility The Mantserre Library was constructed by AmandelbultAnglo been constructed, oneeachMogwase, Mantserre andTlokweng. development programmes. Inaddition,three more libraries have early childhooddevelopment programmes, aswell asskills The MosesKotane Local Municipalityplays asignificantrole in ARTS ANDCULTURE more than350 000visitors, peryear. attracts more thanamillionvisitors, andPilanesberg National Park beach parties,beautypageantsandsurfingcompetitions. SunCity main attraction for thehosting ofvarious tourist events, suchas Superbowl. The artificialbeachandwater adventure parkisthe performances by international celebrities at theSun City including theNedbankMillionDollarGolfChallengeandregular Several high-profile events are regularly hosted at SunCity, and Phadi Village; The Magalies Water Capacity Building Programme. Building Capacity Water Magalies The Village; Phadi and households Infrastructure Development Rural for Community Mantserre for after and before Toilets Centre; Civic The building; Municipality Local Kotane Moses Library, Community Mogwase top: from Above THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HANDBOOKSOUTH AFRICA2015 |251 SPONSORED PROFILE 2014/12/04 10:36 AM

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